Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for paediatric hydrocephalus due to primary aqueductal stenosis.

Subhas K Konar Souvik Singha Dhaval P Shukla Nishanth Sadashiva Andiperumal Raj Prabhuraj

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2023)

Overall procedural survival was better after ETV than VPS for hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. VPS causes more reduction in linear indices of ventricles as compared to ETV, however, is not associated with the success or complication of the procedure.

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